Introduction
James Locke is a business lawyer with experience in a wide range of business law matters. He has been the lead attorney on large public company mergers and on numerous asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies.
My focus
Mr. Locke is also engaged in counseling boards of directors of public companies, in representing clients with respect to continued compliance with federal securities laws, and in certain venture capital and other financings, including those in the telecommunications industry.
Admitted to practice
New York
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A.
Professional activities
- American Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Board of Directors of Constellation Brands, Inc.
- Board of Trustees of George Eastman House
- JPMorgan Chase Regional Advisory Board
- Advisory Board, Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology
- Board of Directors of Greater Rochester Enterprise, Inc.
Recognition
- Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the field of Corporate Law; listed since 1995
Professionals in the Practice Area
View AllChristopher P. Keefe
Partner / Chair, Business & Finance Department- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1350
- ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
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Todd Tidgewell
Partner / Leader, Corporate Practice Group- Albany
- Office:+1 518.427.2705
- ttidgewell@nixonpeabody.com
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Lori B. Green
Partner / Co-Leader, M&A and Corporate Transactions Team / Co-Leader, Cannabis Practice- Rochester
- Office:+1 585.263.1236Mobile:+1 585.281.3076
- lgreen@nixonpeabody.com
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Robert A. Drobnak
Partner / Practice Group Co-leader, Global Finance- Chicago
- Office:+1 312.977.4348
- radrobnak@nixonpeabody.com
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